JAMB UTME - Geography - 1981

Assuming that there is no vegetation cover in the area shown on the map above and that the weather is clear, which of the following statements would be false?

Plants takes up mineral nutrients in solution from the soil. Some of these are required in large quantities while others are needed in small quantities. Which of these is required in small quantities?

Only one of these statements about West Africa is true. Which is it?

Name the geographical phenomenon happening in the diagram above

Landforms vary in Africa but there are no examples of?

Chemicals weathering processes include all except ONE of the following?

Which of the following pairs of natural resources is most vital for the development of heavy industries?

Which of these major soil groups is considered the most productive?

Which of the following mining methods and minerals are NOT related?

With which of the following processes are drumlins, boulder clay and terminal moraines associated?

Which of these groups of rocks consist of only sedimentary rocks and are used in the manufacture of cement?

Which of the following rock types is non-sedimentary?

Name the moraine labelled 'P' in the diagram above

Why is rainfall in northern Chile and along the coastal belt of southern Peru so low?

What is the most important reason for moving the Federal Capital of Nigeria to Abuja?

The ridge in the area is composed of chalk. Suggest a meaningful name for the farms on both sides of the ridge?

Where does heavy precipitation tend to occur in the world?

In which of these West African countries does groundnut alone constitute around 70% of the country's export earnings?

The greatest volume of shipping across the Atlantic Ocean is?

Which of the following problems has posed the greatest threat to farmers in Anambra State?

The main cash crop produced in the area shaded on the map above is

Which of these statements about Africa is NOT true?

Nigeria's three steel rolling mills will be located around?

Which of these does NOT lie in the principal earthquake regions of the world?

Elements of weather and climate include all but ONE of the following:

Uganda's exports and imports pass through the port of?

For which of the following pairs of economic activities is the Ukraine (in the U.S.S.R) famous

Which of these statements is NOT true of the burning of savannah?

When one looks at a soil profile, the first characteristic to be notice is soil?

Which climate type is characterized by (i) very high temperature (over 33⁰C) during the period of high sun; (ii)moderately high annual temperature range 17-12⁰C and very high daily range 20-30°C. (iii) annual rainfall less than 4cm; and (iv)annual evaporation from a free water surface exceeding 200cm?

Rivers can erode their beds through the process of?

Describe the climate of the shaded area on the above map

The result of a football match completed at 6.00 p.m in Accra (Ghana) and head at 12.00 noon that same day at another city. The longitude of that city is?

Which town does NOT properly belong to the group?

Which of the following is a feature of a rejuvenated drainage system?

For what specific purpose is the Shiroro Dam on the river Kaduna being constructed?

The shape of the valley on the map above may be described as

Which of the following is NOT an objective of industrialization in Nigeria?

Among West Africa countries, Togo is a leading exporter of?

All but ONE of the following raw materials needed for Nigeria's iron and steel industry are available locally?

Which of the following statement is a correct inference from the above diagram?

Which of the following statements does NOT describe a physical division of the map correctly?

Two factors which together cause the varying length of day and night are?

Which of the following is NOT a reason for migration in West Africa?

Evidence that the southern half of the area is of greater value to man than the northern half does NOT include

Each of the following pairs consist of a region of high population density and a region of very low population. Which is an appropriate pair?

Which of the following economic activities involves the use of machinery, much land, but few people?

Which is the most accurate south-north cross-section of the area along the Y-X line?

Of the following regions, the one that has the highest potentiality for the production of softwood timber for manufacture of paper is the?

Which of the following conditions leads to rapid population growth?